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6611 Bachelor Girl's Library Club 207 E. Sixth Street in Rusk Formed by 15 young single women in 1902 with fewer than 50 books, this library club would later donate to the City of Rusk a volume of books that ... 6622 Ben Cannon Ferry 6 miles west on US 84 right-of-way at Neches River. Marker reported missing Aug. 2016. Native American and early Anglo settlers in this region forded the Neches River at this site, called Duty Crossing for early settler Richard Duty. ... 15551 Benge Cemetery CR 1815, 100 feet E of CR 1816. Marker is near center of cemetery, 300 feet N of CR 1815. George Clinton Benge (d. 1883) established this family burial ground on his property in 1861 when his wife, Nancy (Myers), died. In 1850, George ... 13985 Berryman Cemetery .6 mi E on int. of CR 2501 and FM 241 James Dill, an early Anglo settler who would become the first alcalde at Nacogdoches under Mexican rule, petitioned the Spanish government in 1802 ... 6621 Birthplace of Thomas Mitchell Campbell Old Rusk-Gallatin Road, 4 miles NE of Rusk Second native Texan to serve as governor. Born here April 22, 1856, the son of Thomas Duncan Campbell and Rachel Moore Campbell. Elected in 1906, ... 11796 Box's Fort 9 mi. W of Alto on SH 294 John M. and Sally Box, along with John's brother Stephen F. and his wife Keziah Box and their families, came to Texas from Alabama in 1834. John ... 15291 Brown, W. A., Home 428 S. Patton Street 6620 Burning Bush Colony, The US 69 right-of-way, .25 miles south of Bullard. From 1913 until 1919 a religious community operated in this vicinity on the former Joseph Pickens Douglas Plantation. The colony was established ...

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6867 C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound 2 miles south of Rusk on FM 241, west side, north of CR 2401 At this site. Housed some of the more than 3,000 Federals captured at Mansfield, LA., on April 8, 1864, in Red River Campaign to prevent Federal ... 13703 Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp 0.9 mi W of intersection of SH 21 and Highway 294 The U.S. Army built stateside camps by early 1942 to house prisoners of war (POWs). Camp Alto south of this site was a small branch operation of ... 6612 Candace Midkiff Bean Selman-Roark Cemetery on State Hwy. 21 in Linwood Wife of Peter Ellis Bean born near Nashville, Tenn. in 1802. Died near Douglass, Texas in December 1848. One of those pioneer women who braved the ... 6623 Carey Lake-Boggy Creek Oil Field CR 3315, 1.3 mi. W of CR 3323 near Carey Lake on private property. Marker reported damaged Mar. 1999. Marker reported missing. Map dot approximate. Cherokee County's first commercial oil field was discovered here in the area of Carey Lake and Boggy Creek by the Humble Oil and Refining Company ... 17976 Cedar Hill Cemetery Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cemetery Road off Main (FM 241) and Salem streets Established in 1847 as the city cemetery, Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at the south edge of Rusk in Cherokee County, atop a hill surrounded by ... 13101 Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville Rusk St (US 79), E of Cash On September 12, 1906, 22 charter members met at the home of the Rev. E.G. Musgrove to organize the Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville. Two weeks ... 6627 Cherokee County Courthouse Square in Rusk Cherokee County has a rich and varied history. Spanish and French explorers of the seventeenth century found Tejas and Hasinai Indians living in ... 6624 Cherokee County C.S.A. Courthouse Square, corner of 6th and Main Civil War manufacturing, supply and military center. Field Transportation Bureau shop made and repaired wagons, saddles, harnesses. Gun factory produced ... 6626 Cherokee County Courthouse Courthouse Square in Rusk This courthouse, the fourth to serve the citizens of Cherokee County, was built in 1940-41 with the assistance of the Federal Works Progress Administration. ... 6625 Cherokee Furnace Co., C.S.A. CR 2323, west of FM 752 and near intersection of CR 2324 Made crude kettles, plow tools, on this site in 1864-65. Slaves fled from Louisiana's Red River Campaign battles were the workers. This county had ... 15287 Cherokee, Home of Grand Xinesi Alto 12568 Chief Bowles' Last Homesite 2 miles north of Alto on US 69 to CR 2405 In 1836, General Sam Houston negotiated a treaty with the Cherokees in Texas allowing possession of the lands they occupied in east Texas. The leading ... 12566 Chief Samuel Benge 4.2 miles north of Jacksonville on US 69, then 5 miles west on FM 855 and 2 miles north on FM 2137 to CR 3601 A leader of the Cherokee Indians in Texas during the 1830s, Samuel Benge was present at the negotiations with General Sam Houston, John Cameron and ... 6644 Church Founded by Chaplain Nicholas A. Davis, C.S.A. Corner of Nacogdoches and S. Boulton Born in Alabama in 1824. Entered Presbyterian ministry. Moved to Texas in 1857. Farmed and preached. At start of Civil War joined the 4th Texas Infantry ... 6630 Cold Springs School and Methodist Church 1109 FM 220 South In 1876, land at this site was deeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and to the County School Superintendent for the use of a church and ... 17204 Concord Cemetery 244 CR 4705 In 1845, people settled the eastern portion of Texas because of inexpensive land and available water. In 1847, Reverend Richard Martin, an early ... 6629 Confederate Gun Factory .25 miles west of courthouse on 6th (US 84) Built in 1862 by John L. Whitescarver, William H. Campbell and Benjamin F. Campbell. When unable to secure materials and tools for the manufacture ... 6631 Confederate Training Camp FM 123 (W. 1st St., or Old Crockett Road), north side between Barron and Butler streets During the Civil War this area along the road from Rusk to Crockett served as a training camp for Confederate soldiers. Located in a bare field with ... 11797 Cook Cemetery .49 mi. E of Alto on SH 21, 2.6 mi. N of CR 2301 / SH 21 to cemetery access road 6633 Cook's Fort about 3 miles south of Rusk on FM 241 Named in honor of Joseph T. Cook; native of North Carolina; Early settler in Nacogdoches; Owner of land on which a military company under Captain ... 12737 Corinth Baptist Church 6 mi. SE of Jacksonville at intersection of FM 678 and CR 1411 Corinth Baptist Church Organized in June 1881 through the efforts of Obediah Meador and his family, this congregation had 12 members when it joined ... 6635 Cove Springs United Methodist Church about 4 miles west of Jacksonville off US 175, then .5 mile on CR 3146 Begun in December 1856 as the Sand Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, South, this church has been in continuous operation for over 130 years. A parcel ... 13972 Craft Baptist Church S on Hwy 69, W on CR 1629 at Hwy 22 Organized in 1891 at the Shiloh Schoolhouse by members of the Baptist Church of Christ at Corinth, this church was originally called the Baptist ... 6636 Cuney US 175 and FM 3327 The earliest area settlers were Andrew "Andy" Bragg and Nelson Sneed, black farmers who moved here in 1870. Former slaves, they were later joined ...

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12344 Falvey Memorial United Methodist Church on US 69, Wells In the late 1860s or early 1870s, Republic of Texas Army veteran James H. Bowman offered one hundred acres of land to the Rev. W. D. Lewis, Sr., ... 6766 First Baptist Church of Jacksonville 210 Phillip St. This congregation traces it history to the origins of the town of Jacksonville. When the International and Great Northern Railroad promoted the new ... 11800 First Baptist Church of Mixon 4.2 mi. N of Jacksonville on US 69, 5.1 mi. E on FM 177 to FM 3052 The first church in this area, then known as Pine Springs, was established as an ecumenical church in 1853. The Rev. E. M. Carter and Elias Stephens, ... 6767 First Baptist Church of Rusk 308 N. Barron The First Baptist Church of Rusk traces its history to 1853, when a small group of worshippers led by the Rev. John C. Woolam met in the home of ... 15672 First Baptist Church of Rusk 308 N. Barron In 2002, First Baptist Church purchased 16 acres at this location, built a new sanctuary and moved in December 2006. 6800 First Presbyterian Church of Rusk corner of Main and 4th in Rusk The Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Rusk was organized on May 2, 1847 by the Rev. J. B. Harris, with a charter membership of four. A Sunday School ... 6840 First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville 1031 SE Loop 456. Moved from 416 S. Bonner Street in Mar. 2007. This congregation traces its history to 1845, when it was organized in the small rural settlement of Gum Creek. The Rev. Henderson D. Palmer, a circuit ... 6859 First United Methodist Church of Rusk 308 N. Henderson Street in Rusk Organized in 1849, this congregation was first served by the Rev. Henderson D. Palmer (1812-1869). A circuit riding minister, Palmer received his ... 6768 Forest Hill Plantation House FM 241, near Linwood community. Also known as Berryman Family Home. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962 20063 Fred Douglass School NE corner H.V. Jones Street and M.B. Davis Drive Named after prominent African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the Fred Douglass School was a 20th century African American educational ... 6770 Friendship Baptist Church and Corine Cemetery 7 miles west of Jacksonville via CR 3055 at intersection of CR 3111 and CR 312 The church and cemetery nearby have served the rural Corine area for more than a century. Founded in 1872, the church held early worship services ... 12761 Fry's Gap 3 mi. NW at int. of CR 3305 and CR 3306 Fry's Gap A gap in a ridge near Gum Creek headwaters made a natural trail for early travelers, including Kickapoo Indians. The Fry family settled ...

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18228 Gallatin School Three schools operated within the vicinity of Gallatin at various times, before the first school building was constructed in 1910. Due to high enrollment, the three-room building grew to five rooms within a year and required additional faculty. In the summer of 1917, the building burned and school was taught in local churches and Woodman Hall. In 1918, a two-story brick building was erected at the present site with three classrooms upstairs and three classrooms downstairs. In 1940-41, a stone gymnasium was built with the help of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In 1945, the three upstairs rooms of the old building were torn down, and an auditorium, stage and six classrooms were added. An agricultural building was added in 1946, which was used as a G.I. School after World War II. It was later used by the Homemaking Department. In the summer of 1959, the Gallatin community voted to consolidate their school district with the Rusk Independent School District. Gallatin High School students were bused to Rusk High School. Following the consolidation, the Gallatin School building was used as one of the Rusk elementary schools, teaching the first eight grades. Gallatin School became a place of the past, but serves as a reminder of the community’s successful endeavor in providing an education to children of this area. Three schools operated within the vicinity of Gallatin at various times, before the first school building was constructed in 1910. Due to high enrollment, ... 6771 Gent Village FM 2138 about 3 miles north of Maydelle Located on top of Gent Mountain between two creeks, the village of Gent was settled in the 1850s primarily by families from Alabama and Tennessee ... 6918 George Wahington Slover Rocksprings Cemetery, .5 mile west of Dialville on FM 1910 (March 27, 1816 -- August 22, 1864) Baptist minister and carpenter. Of French descent, he was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Said to have built ... 6772 Gregg Family Home East 4th Street about .5 mile form Main St. in Rusk One of the oldest houses in Rusk; Built 1847-48; Dog-trot styling, pine construction. Modernized in 1919 and 1935. Three former owners were Confederate ... 12849 Grimes Cemetery Approx. 4 mi. N out of Jacksonville center on Elberta St. Grimes Cemetery Benjamin Franklin Grimes came to Cherokee County in 1852 with his parents, Isaac and Sara Wilkinson Grimes. In 1859, Benjamin married ...

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11801 Hatchett's Ferry Inn FM 343, 7.5 mi. E of Rusk Hubbard G. Hatchett (1808-1889) moved to Texas with his family in 1846. They bought property in Cherokee County on this site two miles west of the ... 6613 Helena Dill Berryman private cemetery, FM 241, 5.5 miles NE of Alto Helena Dill Berryman (September 8, 1804 -- March 13, 1888) first Anglo child born in Texas, according to tradition. Grew up in Nacogdoches when it ... 6963 Helena Kimble Dill Nelson family cemetery off SH 21, 2 miles east of Alto (1770 -- 1848) Mother of child thought to have been first Anglo-American born in Texas, in 1804. Helena Kimble was born in Maryland. Married James ... 15972 Hendrick Cemetery about 11 miles sw of Rusk, TX. on FM 23. Turn west on CR 2313 and .1 miles north on the CR 2314 15806 Henry Cemetery 1.7 miles east of Gallatin on FR 22 Woodson Henry and his wife Levissa Hutton Henry were part of a group of thirty-five Muskogee (Creek) indian families who came to Texas between 1832 ... 6810 Henry's Chapel Community on FM 13, 6 miles southeast of Troup In 1848, Presbyterian minister William Porter Henry (1820-1875) moved from Alabama to northeastern Cherokee County, where he preached throughout ... 17082 Henry's Chapel United Methodist Church 4539 FM 13 E, Troup HENRY’S CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THE COMMUNITY OF HENRY’S CHAPEL WAS ESTABLISHED SIX MILES FROM TROUP AND NAMED FOR CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN ... 15038 Hogg, Gov. J. S., Birthplace of Rusk 6824 Holcomb Family Reunion 1109 FM 220 South Members of the Holcomb family have been holding reunions in this location since 1897. George Creagor Holcomb moved to Texas from Arkansas in 1842 ... 11802 Homer-Alto Road intersection of US 69 & FM 1911, 10.5 mi. S of Alto As the population increased in Angelina and Cherokee counties in the 1860s, a formal system of roads began to take shape. Until that time, roads ...

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6955 Jackson Smith city cemetery in Jacksonville A blacksmith by trade, Kentuckian Jackson Smith came to Texas in the 1830s and participated in the War for Independence. He later visited this area ... 11803 Jacksonville College 105 B. J. Albritton Dr. The East Texas Educational Society was formed in the spring of 1899 to establish and maintain a Baptist college in East Texas which would provide ... 12915 Jacksonville Independent School District East Commerce at Austin Street, at entrance to Tomato Bowl Jacksonville Independent School District Jacksonville's early settlers valued education and had a school as early as 1846 at the original townsite. ... 23343 Jacksonville's Public Square Hazel Tilton Park, N side of E. Larissa St. between S. Bolton and S. Main streets, E of Vanishing Texana Museum. Jackson Smith, a Republic of Texas soldier and scout who first explored the Gum Creek area in 1838, returned in 1847 and built a house and blacksmith ... 6616 James H. Bowman Old Mount Hope Cemetery, near Wells A soldier in the Army of Republic of Texas, 1836. Born in 1820. Died in February 1886. 13057 James Stephen Hogg and Cherokee County 1100 Loop 62 James Stephen Hogg was born in 1851 to Lucanda (McMath) and Joseph L. Hogg on the family's plantation near Rusk. After a political career in Wood ... 6828 Jarratt Cemetery about 4.5 miles southeast of Jacksonville on FM 22 then south on cemetery road In 1850 Devereux and Polly Ann Jarratt of Virginia settled in this area. In 1858 their sons Henry Morris Jarratt and Wade Jarratt set aside the original ... 6617 John Joseph Bowman Mt. Hope Cemetery near Wells (Aug. 15, 1807-Mar. 30, 1890) Tennessee native John Joseph Bowman came to Texas with his family in 1822 and settled in Stephen F. Austin's colony ... 6872 John Wesley Love Home 724 Cherokee Street Known as "The Peach King" for his large peach orchards, John Wesley Love was born near Jacksonville in 1858. He and his wife, Texanna (Pickens), ... 16006 Jones Cemetery CR 1605, 0.8 mi. W of US 69 and N of the road on private property. Map dot approximate. This family cemetery is located on property owned by John R. Jones and his wife Mary. The couple came here with family from Jackson County, Alabama ... 6618 Judge H.T. Brown Resthaven Cemetery on N. Pineda St. in Jacksonville Judge H.T. Brown (August 17, 1885 - April 3, 1958) Judge of the 2nd District for over 13 years. Respected for his quiet, studious and careful handling ...

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23580 Landrum Community CR 2909 at CR 2915 In 1855, brothers Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” (1832-1915) and Jasper (1830-1891) Landrum and others left Fayette County, Georgia, and settled in Cherokee ... 24199 Linwood Community marker pending marker pending 6847 Little Bean's Cherokee Village 3 miles west of Rusk on US 84 at FM 347 In the winter of 1819-1820 Chief John Bowles led about sixty Cherokee families from Arkansas to East Texas. Near this site a small settlement was ... 6848 Lon Morris College 800 College Ave. at campus of Methodist Junior College Oldest junior college in Texas. Founded in Kilgore by Dr. Isaac Alexander, pioneer educator. In 1875 it became property of the East Texas (now the ... 6858 Lone Star 4 miles southwest of New Summerfield on FM 235. MARKER REPORTED DAMAGED AND UNDER REPAIR NOV. 2011. The ante bellum community of Lone Star, a center of trade, education and culture in the 1880s, experienced its greatest growth after the Civil War. ... 6965 Love's Lookout Love's Lookout Park, roadside park 4 miles N. of Jacksonville, east side of US 69. Marker is at overlook. On this nine mile long ridge there are two historic lookout points which command a view of 30 to 35 miles. Between this site, with an elevation of ... 18795 Lowe's Chapel Cemetery 1908 CR 1309 New settlers arriving primarily from the southern states arrived in this section of Cherokee County by the late 1840s, and Lowe’s Chapel Cemetery ... 6974 Lynches Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery SH 294 6 miles west of Alto Although Methodist worship services may have been held in this area before 1860, the first written records of this congregation date from that year, ...

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12639 Maydelle US 84, in front of the Texas State Railroad depot In 1906, the Texas State Railroad built to this area for timber to fuel iron manufacturing at the penitentiary in Rusk. The branch prison established ... 9078 McDonald Cemetery SH 110, 1 mi. south New Summerfield Located on the original homestead of William and Clarissa Johnson and their family, this community cemetery began in the 1850s. Although there may ... 6899 Mewshaw State Sawmill and Maydell CCC Camp US 84 at FM 747, 4 miles west of Maydelle In operation from 1908 to 1912, the Mewshaw State Sawmill at this site produced 35,000 board feet of lumber daily and was staffed by convict laborers ... 16976 Mixon Cemetery at the intersections of Highway 135, FM 177 and FM 3052 MIXON CEMETERY SETTLERS FROM TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS, INCLUDING THE BLANTON, BRALY, DICKEY, LANGSTON, LONG, MUSICK, SHAW, STOCKTON ... 12768 Morrill Orchard Company 3.7 mi. S of Alto on FM 1911 Morrill Orchard Company Peach farmer Roland Morrill (1852-1923) came to Texas from his native Michigan with W. W. McFarland in 1901 to start a large-scale ... 6971 Mound Prairie 8 miles west of Alto on SH 21, east side of the road, just west of Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, reported damaged by tornado 2/5/21 Bulging out of the earth a few yards from this point, three prehistoric Indian mounds interrupt the prevailing flat terrain. Long overgrown with ... 6968 Mount Zion United Methodist Church and Cemetery 4 miles northeast of Alto on FM 241 Although few written records of this church exist before 1871, it is thought that the congregation was organized just prior to the outbreak of the ... 6826 Mountain Home 1 mile east of Rusk off US 84 on Park Road 50 in state park Birthplace of James Stephen Hogg, son of Lucanda McMath Hogg and Joseph Lewis Hogg. Born March 24, 1851. Died March 3, 1906. First native Texan to ... 11806 Mt. Hope Cemetery 1.5 mi. NW of Wells on CR 2626 (Homer-Alto Road) Joseph and Mary Bowman were married in Tennessee in the early 1800s. They moved their family to Missouri, then Mississippi and finally came to Texas ... 11807 Mt. Hope Cemetery (2 mi. SE) US 69 at old Homer-Alto Road, 2.9 mi. NW of Wells James H. Bowman, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence from Mexico, offered 100 acres of land to the Rev. W. D. Lewis to come to the Mt. Hope ... 6870 Murphy Home 5 miles east of Alto on SH 21, then 3 miles south of Linwood No text. 6972 Myrtle Springs Cemetery 3 miles south of New Summerfield on rural road between FM 235 and FM 2274 Begun during the 1860s, this cemetery served as a burial ground for citizens of the town of Lone Star as well as other scattered settlements in the ...

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12631 Nan Travis Memorial Hospital 501 S. Ragsdale Originally known as the Cherokee Sanitarium, this hospital began in 1919 as a nine-bed facility in a small Jacksonville apartment house. In 1925, ... 6860 Neches Indian Village 8 miles west of Alto on SH 21 just past Caddo Mounds State Park Here at the opening of the 18th century stood a village of the Neches Indians. Their name was given to the river and later to a mission, San Francisco ... 6774 New Birmingham 1 mile southeast of Rusk on US 69 Born during iron rush of 1880s. Population about 3000. Had 2 iron furnaces, "The Tassie Bell" and "The Star and Cresent," 15 brick business blocks ... 23937 New Hope Baptist Church 12580 FM 747 S. Soon after the town of Gum Creek (later Jacksonville) was established in the mid-nineteenth century, churches of several denominations formed. ... 6977 New Summerfield Methodist Church New Summerfield United Methodist Church, S side US 79, driveway 200 feet W of SH 110 Founded about 1878 in the Union Chapel community (approximately 1/4 mi. SE of this site), this congregation has been in continuous existence since ... 6976 New Summerfield Public School New Summerfeld Public Schools campus Public education in the Union Chapel community, which developed here at the junction of the old Tyler-Rusk and Jacksonville- Henderson roads, began ... 11808 Newburn-Rawlinson House 406 W. Kickapoo St. The Rev. John Madison Newburn (1868-1926), a native of Mississippi, came to Jacksonville from Neches, Texas, in the winter of 1896 to assume the ... 11809 Norman Law Firm 106 E. Fifth St. Wyatt Thomas Norman and William Harrison Shook, both Cherokee County natives, opened a law office on the Courthouse Square in 1898. George Gibson ...

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24153 Ragsdale Cemetery marker pending marker pending 14557 Roark, William, Home approx. 5 mi. E. of Alto, near intersection of Hwy 21 & FM 2708 6900 Robert F. Mitchell off US 69 on Cemetery Street in Alto (Nov. 13, 1801 -- Apr. 10, 1878) Ohio native Robert F. Mitchell came to Nacogdoches County, Texas in 1837. Briefly associated with John Durst in ... 6876 Robert Graves Stadler Fitch Cemetery, Blackjack Cmmunity, 12 miles northeast of Jacksonville east of FM 2750 and SH 110 intersection Born in Granville County, North Carolina, Robert Graves Stadler was a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Texas War of Independence. He purchased ... 6970 Rocky Springs Missionary Baptist Church .5 mile west of Dialville on FM 1910 Organized April 8, 1848, by a group of settlers from this area, in the home of Thomas J. Lindsey, under Elder Walter Ross. The known charter members ... 6862 Rusk City limits of Rusk Founded 1846. Named for Republic of Texas Statesman Thomas J. Rusk. Industrial site and supply depot in the Civil War. Birthplace of Texas governors ... 6849 Rusk Footbridge end of 5th and Lone Oak in Rusk (546 feet long; 4 feet wide) First built 1861 as the means for residents east of valley to get to town during rainy seasons. Rebuilt in 1889 by T. ... 6961 Rusk Penitentiary Building Rusk State Hospital, Ave. A, W side between Austin and Baker streets on restricted access property. Marker reported in storage Feb. 2020 pending new construction. Map dot approximate. The abundance of iron ore for use in manufacturing prompted a commission appointed by Gov. Richard Coke in 1875 to select this region for a state ...

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6958 Samuel Smith Homesite SH 110, Blackjack Community, 4 miles north of New Summerfield Samuel Smith (1800-1873), a native of Switzerland, came to Knox County, Tennessee, at the age of 19. In 1823, he married Oney Karnes and received ... 12620 Sardis Baptist Church Sardis Baptist Church. From Rusk, 9.5 mi. SW on FM 1857, 0.6 mi. N of CR 2218. Members of the Baptist Church of Christ at Salem and other area churches in the Edgefield District of South Carolina traveled together to Texas in ... 11805 Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery, CR 2218, 0.1 mi. W of FM 1857 Several families came to this area from Edgefield District, South Carolina, where they were members of the Church of Christ in Salem. Among these ... 18778 Sea Scouts Ship 400 S/W Corner of Water & Devereaux Street, Jacksonville, Texas As a branch of the Boy Scouts of America, Sea Scouting promotes mental and physical fitness through maritime skills. In 1936, Jacksonville attorney ... 6915 Selman-Roark Cemetery on SH 21 5 miles east of Alto In 1834 surveyor William Roark (1803-1862) and his family came to Texas from Tennessee. Roark's mother Nancy (Chambliss) and brother Napoleon were ... 18449 Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site Marker will be placed on the south bound lane of US Hwy 69 approximately 830 feet south of the site of the murder. Bill brunt (1910-1939) was born near Alto on his family’s farm off Sand Flat Road in Cherokee County. After graduating high school, he enlisted in ... 6917 Shiloh Methodist Church and Cemetery FM 752, 3 miles northwest of Alto The burial of a child, James W. Rozelle, was allowed on this wooded rise in 1850 by land owners Edwin and Martha Harry. In 1854 the Harrys allotted ... 11798 Site of Fastrill FM 23, W side 0.5 mi. N of SH 294 The property of the Southern Pine Lumber Company, Fastrill took its name from three men connected with logging in the area: Frank Farrington, postmaster ... 11799 Site of Ferguson-Ford Mill FM 1248 at CR 2103, 4 mi. W of Rusk. Marker reported missing Mar. 2024. In November 1847, James Ferguson, a land speculator, bought 1,600 acres including this site and built a mill. He successfully operated it for several ... 6643 Site of First Free Public School E. Commerce at Austin St. at entrance to Tomato Bowl stadium In 1885 a two-story frame structure was built on this site and served as the first free public school in Jacksonville. It was destroyed by a tornado ... 6799 Site of Griffin about 4 miles north of Summerfield on SH 110 Founded by settlers who came from Griffin, Georgia. In the early 1850s became a flourishing town. Birthplace of John Benjamin Kendrick (1857-1933), ... 11804 Site of Kilraven CR 2734 (Forest Rd.), 1.8. mi. SE of Forest. Map dot approximate. Merchant and miller William Henry (Bill) Spinks rebuilt his sawmill near this site in 1891 after a fire destroyed his earlier venture in southwest ... 6838 Site of Lacy's Fort about 1.5 miles west of Alto on SH 21, west of CR 2902, west side of the road at pullout Built before 1835 as a home and trading post by Martin Lacy, Indian agent for the Mexican government. Used as a place of refuge after the massacre ... 6845 Site of Linwood 3 miles east of Linwood on SH 21 Star and Wreath On land inherited by Delilah Dill Durst from Helena Kimble Dill, whose daughter born in 1804 was thought to be first white child ... 6839 Site of Old Larissa College CR 3405, S of FM 855 on private property. Map dot approximate. A prominent school before the Civil War. Established in a log hut in 1848. Placed under the control of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1855. ... 6927 Site of Rusk College South Main Street, in front of city park in Rusk After efforts to relocate a Methodist school to Rusk fell through, the community convinced the Cherokee Baptist Association to establish a school ... 6926 Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans 1/4 mile west of Courthouse on US 84 (W. 6th St.) By 1884 the Rusk Public School District maintained two schools: No. 1 for its Anglo students and No. 2 for its African American students. A yearly ... 6916 Site of Sam Houston Speeches northeast corner of 4th and Barron Streets Two speeches were delivered by Sam Houston in Rusk. The first, in 1855, was a debate with politician Frank Bowden. Houston, a U.S. Senator, was on ... 6869 Site of Tassie Belle and Star and Cresent Iron Ore Furnaces US 69, 3 miles south of Rusk New Birmingham was a boom town nearby in the late 1880s built around local iron ore operations. The furnaces, capable of producing 50 tons of iron ... 6646 Site of the Delaware Indian Village about 1.3 miles west of Alto on SH 21, east of CR 2902, east side of the road at pullout Noted as interpreters and messengers of peace, the Delawares were chiefly instrumental in bringing other tribes to the General Treaty at Bird's Fort ... 6615 Site of the Last Home of Bowles near Alto. Marker reported damaged May 2007. Site of the last home of Bowles, great chief of the Cherokee nation. Here he received President Lamar's decree of expulsion form Texas of the Cherokees ... 15628 Site of the Mission San Francisco De Los Tejas west of Alto, east of CR 2807 Originally established as Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in 1690 by Franciscan missionaries for the purpose of Christianizing and civilizing ... 6864 Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel northwest corner of Main and 6th (US 84) in Rusk The first hotel to occupy this site was the Union Hotel, a wood frame building erected in 1849. Renamed Bracken House for a subsequent owner, it ... 12361 Site of Wildhurst FM 1911 at FM 1247, 1 mile north of Forest One of the many sawmill towns in East Texas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Wildhurst was established by the Chronister Lumber Company ... 6809 Stella Salmon Hill off US 69 on Cemetery Street Moved to Texas, 1908, from Arkansas. Taught in Rusk and Alto before marrying Dr. James C. Hill in 1919. Teacher, civic, social and religious leader ... 13966 Sweet Union Baptist Church 302 N. Main Former slaves, led by the Rev. T.B. Johnson, organized Sweet Union Baptist Church in 1887 shortly after the establishment of Jacksonville. Members ...

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23820 Taylor and Lucy Dirden Farm 914 S. Pineda St Taylor Dirden (1848-1910) was born into slavery in Pike County, Alabama. After Emancipation, he moved to Texas, settling in Jacksonville to engage ... 14738 Tecula Cemetery Jacksonville Tecula Cemetery, established c. 1894 6865 Terrell Lodge No. 83 Ochiltree and SH 21 in Alto Organized in 1851, this Masonic body was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1852. Meetings were originally held in the Linwood Community (7 ... 6825 Texas Civil War Iron Works About 8 miles west of Jacksonville on US 79. On south side, west of CR 3223 and Walnut Branch. To make farm and kitchen tools need in wartime, Chapel Hill Manufacturing Co. in 1863 set up plant on this site, processing native iron; used Cherokee ... 6685 Texas State Railroad about 2.5 miles west of Rusk, Rusk terminus of Texas State Railroad In the late 1880s the Texas Prison System built a short rail line from the state penitentiary facility in north Rusk southward to hardwood timber ... 6954 The James I. Perkins Family Home 302 E. 5th Street in Rusk Attorney James N. Thomas (b. 1816) erected the one-story portion of this residence before 1851. James I. Perkins (1847-1923) built the two-story ... 12446 The Rusk Cherokeean N. Main Street, E side between E. 6th and E. 7th streets. Rusk Cherokeean-Herald offices are now at 595 N. Main Street. The first newspaper in Rusk was the short-lived Rusk Pioneer, which began in 1848 and moved to Palestine the following year. On February 27, 1850, ... 6645 Thomas Jefferson Dean city cemetery at west end of Kickapoo Street Thomas Jefferson Dean (Aug. 5, 1883 -- Feb. 5, 1949) Born on a farm in Gregg County, Tom Dean became a pastor of the First Christian Church in Jacksonville ... 12832 Thompson Cemetery About ½ mile from Forest at the south end of CR 2754. Thompson Cemetery Wiley (1799-1866) and Cynthia Ann Suttle (1811-1884) Thompson brought their eight children and a number of slaves to this area ... 6634 Town of Craft junction of US 69 and FM 22 on NW corner Known first as Independence, the town of Craft grew up in the 1890s on the railroad. When a post office was established in 1891, the name Craft was ... 15251 Turney Jacksonville